Wild elephant treated for injury from iron wire entangled around its limb dies

A female wild elephant that was treated by a team of veterinarians for an injury on its left forelimb in Sirumugai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division on September 6 was found dead on Tuesday, September 15.

Though frontline staff of the Forest Department have been monitoring the elephant after the treatment, the elephant could not be located from Sunday, September 13. Based on the instructions from the District Forest Officer, the staff launched a search operation for the elephant on Monday. They found the elephant dead at Thamaraipaali on Tuesday.

According to the Department, arrangements have been made for a post-mortem examination on the carcass on Wednesday.